The song, which features fellow American rapper Kanye West, was produced by Sonny Digital and co-produced by West and BWheezy, with additional production by Anthony Kilhoffer, Lifted and Mike Dean.

[1] On October 9, 2012, 2 Chainz performed the song along with "I'm Different" at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards.

[2] "Birthday Song" debuted at number 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of August 11, 2012.

[4] The song continued to climb the chart, until reached its peak position at number 47 on the week of November 10, 2012.

[6] On November 25, 2014, the single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million digital copies in the United States.